Construction has begun on a pilot project to install solar panels above two sections of Central Valley canals. This innovative initiative, which studies significant power and water issues, has already garnered recognition.…

Federal and state government officials journeyed to the western corner of Merced County on Thursday to announce a new project to place solar panels on the water in the Delta-Mendota Canal, similar to the Project Nexus collaboration between Turlock….

The U.S. Interior Department will install solar panels above irrigation canals in California, Oregon and Utah, aided by $19 million from a congressional spending bill…

Solar panels could one day help ease water shortages in the Colorado River Basin, and its integral reservoirs such as Lake Mead in America's West, a professor has told Newsweek.

For decades, politicians, planners and policy experts have tossed around an idea that, on its face, could help address two problems: Water scarcity and the growing demand for electricity. The pitch is simple enough. Put more solar on top of irrigation canals…

The U.S. added more solar power in 2023 than ever before — enough electricity for 24 million people, according to a trade industry report…

Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water…

Brian Hackney reports on plans to test covering sections of Turlock Irrigation District canals with solar panels, reducing evaporation while generating power…

A pilot project in the Central Valley, the first of its kind in the country, could save water and generate energy for the state…

It’s a bit counterintuitive, given the dousing California just got from a series of giant storms, but most of the state is still technically in a drought…

Researchers and a local utility are testing an innovative way to slow down evaporation while adding solar energy to the grid.

Conger Solar Systems says it is designing and engineering the solar panel canopies that will be used to cover various sections of Turlock Irrigation District’s canals for Project Nexus…

Project Nexus is a $20 million pilot in California’s Turlock Irrigation District that launched in October of last year. The project team is exploring solar over canal design…

The University of California, Merced has shown that up to 13 GW of solar capacity could be installed over California’s canals, which would require approximately 3 GW of energy storage.

In 2021, our team at UC Merced found that covering California’s extensive network of irrigation canals with solar panels could make significant contributions to both…

ESS announced it will deliver Energy Warehouse (EW) systems to the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in Central California. Supporting TID’s Project Nexus, the EWs will be paired with the …

TURLOCK, Calif. — Amid intense heat waves that strained the California energy system this month, attention has been placed on efforts to build on renewable energy…

California’s newest infrastructure project will hit two proverbial climate birds with one stone. And Los Angeles city officials just decided last week to try one of its own….

Two things on California’s wish list — more water and more power — may come soon with a first-in-the-nation plan to cover irrigation canals with solar panels….

A pilot project to install solar panel canopies over sections of an existing canal in California’s San Joaquin Valley is set to kick off in the fall, as researchers posit …

California needs more water and renewable energy, and Solar AquaGrid CEO Jordan Harris is trying to help. "We need some bold solutions and big solutions," he said….

California is about to launch a new water conservation project, something it has never tried before. It’s a plan to remake the state’s water system, saving water and …

TURLOCK, Calif. - A utility company based in Central California has announced plans to cover sections of water canals with solar panels to increase renewable power…

Mounting evidence suggests the western United States is now in its worst megadrought in at least 1,200 years. Groundwater supplies are being…

Inside Clean Energy: In Parched California, a Project Aim…

Mounting evidence suggests the western United States is now in its worst megadrought in at least 1,200 years. Groundwater supplies are being overpumped in many places,…

HICKMAN, Calif., Aug 25 (Reuters) - California is about to launch an experiment to cover aqueducts with solar panels, a plan that if scaled up might save billions of gallons…

If all 4,000 miles of California’s canals were covered with solar panels, that could produce 13 gigawatts of renewable power. A gigawatt is enough to power 750,000 …

California's latest investment is killing two birds with one stone, in the best way possible. To fight the ongoing drought — and to simultaneously produce renewable energy …

In February, pv magazine reported on Project Nexus, which planned to install solar panels over California canals. Now that project is about to move forward…

Stretches of irrigation canals in Central California are about to get a bit of a facelift. “We serve 150,000 acres with irrigation,” Josh Weimer, the external affairs manager…

It’s an environmental clash that neither side wanted: Solar advocates are squaring off against conservationists. On one side, fans of solar energy are pushing a cleaner…

The western region of the United States is facing the worse of the country’s climate change and water scarcity problems. As a result, states like California are scrambling…

The idea of pairing solar panels with farming caught fire just a few years ago. The field already has a name…

At its February 8, 2022 board meeting, Turlock Irrigation District (TID) announced Project Nexus, a pilot project to build solar panel canopies over a portion of TID’s existing…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Today, the California Department of Water Resources announced the award of $20 million in funding for an innovative pilot project to install solar…

Covering the 4,000 miles of California’s water canals could save billions of gallons of water and generate renewable power for the state every year, according to a new study…

“If you’re going to install solar for your home, you wouldn’t start putting solar panels all over your yard. You’d probably start with spaces that you don’t use as much – maybe …

“The western region of the United States is facing the worse of the country’s climate change and water scarcity problems. As a result, states like California are…

A California-based project aims to cover the state's water canals with solar panels to generate electricity. Water, air and climate …

You’ve heard of “floatovoltaics”, but Project Nexus takes a different approach by installing solar panels over canals. The concept grew out of a 2021 study conducted …

With record heat waves and stubborn droughts, the state needs electricity. A partial solution? California’s first project to cover a major canal with solar panels…